Gold mourning ring set with garnets

An image of Jewellery/Mourning Ring. Gold hoop, triangular in section. Oval bezel surrounded by small square faceted garnets, with central design, covered with glass of two (rosemary?) bushes executed in hair. On the back of the bezel is inscribed: 'Miss Judith Stubbs Ob: 29 July 1769 Aet 50'. Height, hoop, 1.5 mm, length, hoop, 20.0 mm, height, bezel (oval) 4.0, mm, width, bezel (oval) 13.5 mm, length, bezel (oval) 15.5 mm, 1769. English.

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Jewellery/Mourning Ring. Gold hoop, triangular in section. Oval bezel surrounded by small square faceted garnets, with central design, covered with glass of two (rosemary?) bushes executed in hair. On the back of the bezel is inscribed: 'Miss Judith Stubbs Ob: 29 July 1769 Aet 50'. Height, hoop, 1.5 mm, length, hoop, 20.0 mm, height, bezel (oval) 4.0, mm, width, bezel (oval) 13.5 mm, length, bezel (oval) 15.5 mm, 1769. English.

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Accession Number: PER.M.228-1923
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 949 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 144.46kB
Exposure time: 1/180
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1

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18th Century Date Department English Fitz_AA Georgian Material Medium Object Type Other Keywords Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd bezel commemoration commemorative dated finger ring garnet gem gemstones gold hair inscribed inscriptions jewellery jewelry memorials mourning ring oval precious stones ring sentimental trees

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